कोस

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit क्रोश (króśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *krawć- (to cry, to call out). Cognate with Bengali কোশ (kōś).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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कोस (kosm (Urdu spelling کوس)

  1. (dated) a coss; distance equalling about two miles
    Proverb:
    कोस कोस पे पानी बदले, चार कोस पे बानी।
    kos kos pe pānī badle, cār kos pe bānī.
    Water's taste changes every two coss, and the language every four.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: coss, cos, kos, kós, koss

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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कोस m or n

  1. Devanagari script form of kosa (container)

Declension

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As a masculine noun, the declension is:

As a neuter noun, the nominative, vocative and accusative have a different set of forms: